Cobalt Blue Pedastal Table

This large pedestal dining table was one of my first finds. Its transformation from severely-distressed, banged-up, brown-stained wood to this now modern cobalt blue is spectacular!

Here’s how I found it. Someone actually took great care in making it.

A six-inch pedestal with very sturdy legs

attached to a three-inch thick table top.

As you can see, the top was pretty distressed and required a few hours of sanding.

Underneath that brown stain was some beautiful wood – pine I think.

I was able to sand off all of the polyurethane and most of the brown stain.

Two coats of Kilz primer covered the remaining brown.

I imagine this table top was once a large oval dining table on a different base. It opened and expanded to accommodate a leaf or two. Since I was securing it to this pedestal base, I needed to eliminate the open seam that ran down the center. I first applied a white calk (the type you would use on baseboard seams) and then a thick coat of wood filler.

A few coats of cobalt blue paint later (sanding between each) and the seam magically vanished.

I wanted to go a little wild on this one so in addition to the bright blue color, I added this bright white star. I will also apply a clear polycrylic to protect and smooth the finish even more.

I wish I had a spot for this one in my house.

Maybe when we E-V-E-N-T-U-A-L-L-Y finish the cellar; but for now, as you can see in the background, it’s a hockey rink and my workshop!

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Vicki is a lifestyle blogger at Entri Ways (EntriWays.com) teaching women to create a balanced, comfortable home as they fill the roles of homemakers, decorators, businesswomen, and volunteers. Vicki is in the Boston area where she also refinishes furniture and helps women by transforming pieces for enhanced form, function and flow of their homes.

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